Coin-controlled vending-machine.



Patented May 5, 1914.

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G. G. HEGHINIAN.

com CONTROLLED VENDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 9, 1911.

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WITNESSES G. G. HEGHINIAN. COIN CONTROLLED VENDING MACHINE, APPLIGATION-FILEID NOV. 9, 1911. 1 95 630, Patented May 5, 1914.

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GABABED G. 'HEGHINIAN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

COIN-CONTROLLED VENDING-MACHINE.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GARABED G. HnGHIN- .IAN, of the city of New York, in the county of Kings andState of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements ventiou, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My object is to provide an improved coin controlled vending machine especially ada ted for use in theaters, street cars and ot e public places and conveyances.

My invention relates to that class in which. each merchandise receptacle contains only a single piece or package of merchandise but I provide a plurality of such receptacles within one housing or casing, each of the receptacles having a door and releasing mechanism, the latter under control of coin actuated means common to all the receptacles.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation partly broken away. Fig. 2 is a top view. Fig. 3 is asection on line zv-y Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a perspective. Fig. 5 is a modified form. Fig. 6 shows the door covering the coin re-' ceptacle. Fig. 7 is a vertical sectional view of the form shown in Fig. 5. Fig. 8 is an edge view of the door of Fig. 6 and Fig. 9 shows one of the chute latches.

Referring to the drawing, the casing is divided interiorly into four compartments 1, 2, 3, 4. Each of these compartments is provided with a door 6 and a spring 7. The merchandise lies between the spring and the door so that when the later is released the spring forces the door open and ejects the package. The doors have latch plates 8, 9, 10, 12, respectively engaged by levers 13, 14, 15, 16 which are held in engagement with their co-acting latch plates by springs 17, 18. I have shown the spring-17 connected to levers 13 and 14, and spring 18 connected to levers 15 and 16 as that is an appropriate arrangement in the construction illustrated. The long arms 19, 20, 21, 22 of the several levers extend towardthe center of the easing. Each of the compartments has a corresponding coin chute leading from the top of the casing and indicated at 1, 2, 3, 4. These chutes are provided with-latches 23 at the point of insertion of a com. 7

B is a partition between chutes 2, 3.

As shown in Figs. 2 and 4, the coin chutes Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 9, 1911.

Patented May-5, 1914. Serial 110.659,!327.

2, 3' of the lower receptacles 2, 3, are out of alinel'nent with chutes 1, 4, of the upper receptacles 1,4. A shaft 25 is mounted in the caslng and provided with a hand wheel 30. Keyed to this shaft are two coin carriers COIHPIISlIlg disks or wheels 26 and 27, the former in line with the coinchutes 2', 3' of receptacles 2 and 3, and wheel 27 in line with the coin chutes 1, 4', of receptacles 1 and 4. Each of the parts 26 and 27 is formed with a recess 28 in its periphery adapted to receive a coin of prescribed denomination.

The long arms 19, 20, etc., of the levers have their extremities close to their respective wheels 26, 27. In the position of the parts shown in Fig. 1 a coin has passed into the slot 1' of compartment 1 and the operator has turned the hand wheel 30 until the recess 28 ofwheel 27 has received the coin. On

further turning the hand wheel the coin becomes a positive factor in acting directly to swing open and the merchandise to beejected under the tension of spring 7. The coin then falls to the bottom of the easing into a receptacle 31 which .is shown separated by a partition 32 (Fig. 3) from-the merchandise receptaclesf tion on the top of the casing indicates to the patron the coin chute in which-to insert the money in order to receive the desired merchandise. In order to obtain the contents of compartment 4 the hand wheel 30 is turned in t e opposite direction. The contents of compartments 2 and 3 may be obtained in the same manner provided the proper coin chutes 2, 3' are employed. This calls the wheel 26 into action, the lever arms '20, 21

with which it co-acts being indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1.. The levers of compartments 2 .and 3 are shown formed with an angular extremity in order that the pressure of the coins upon them may swing them in the desired direction. The construction thus fardescribed is adapted for attachment to seats in theaters and other stationary ob- Suitable inscripupon the arm 19 of leverv 13 of compartment jects, I also make provision for the use'of the' invention. on car seats which are inverted in changing the direction of the seats and the modifications necessary for this purpose are illustrated on Sheet 2 of the drawings As shown in Fig. .5 the casing is provided with chutes at both its upper and lo'rre ends. The chutes indicated at -10, i1,

are for the operation of lovers 5O 53.

Thus chutes 40 and ii are continuations oi chutes 42 and l3.

in Fig. 7 a partition 55 sepai' f-i he norchandise compartments from the coin ceptacle 56. This coin receptacle has a or cover 57 which may he formed with flange at its upper end 58 passing lac neat the outer Wall 59 of the casing shown i Fig. 7. At its lower end the deer locking" device 60. The extremities chutes i2, 43 are formed with gu' faces 61, 62 tending to deflect co receptacle 56. When the portion or ing at which the coin receptacle i at the top, as When the device a car seat, a coin inserted through after co-acting with lever will Ward through the chute 40, but tained there by the latch 63.

I claim as my invention ii. In a vending machine, ti With a casing provided with merchandise receptacles, each ha and a plurality of coin chutes spending to one of said receptacl dish formed with a recess to coin iron: any one of said chu lever for locking the door of ca ceptacles, means for rotating sci to cause the coin to engage th to .nnloclr the door or" the re spending to the chute throu coin is introduced to the dish.

2. in a vending machine the with a casing provided with a merchandise receptacles, each h o i and a plurality of coin chutes each i spending to one of said receptacles, of a coin carrier to receive the coin tro any one said chutes, a latch lever for ice ng door or" each. of said receptacles, means for actuating said coin carrier to cause the coin to an gage the latch lever to unlock the door or the receptacle corresponding to chute through which the coin is introdnced to said Also Ihave shown the chutes 44, 45 which conductcoins to levers carrier and means preventing the coin en gaging= any of said levers except the one associated with the chute through which the coin is introduced.

in a vending machine, the combination with a casing provided with a plurality of merchandise receptacles. each having door, anda plurality of coin chutes each corresponding to one of said receptacles, of a disk provided with a recess to receive the coin from any one of said chutes, a latch lever for locln'ng the door of each of said receptaclcs, means for rotating said disk to cause the coin to engage the latch lever to unlock the door of the receptacle corresponding to the chute through which the coin is introdnced to the disk.

i in a vending machine, the combination with a casing provided with a plurality of merchandise receptacles, each having a door, and a plurality of coin chutes each corresponding to one of said receptacles, of a coin carrier to receive the coin from any one of said chutes, a latch lever for locking the door of each or said receptacles, ,ineans for "-f-" atin said coin carrier to cause the age the latch lever to unlock the v door or t e receptacle correspond I chute tin? ugh which the coin is i" r to id -er, and a stop adapted to he oni by the coin to prevent the coin enany of said levers except th onenecd with the chute through which the coin is introduced.

in a vending machine, a pair rotary s each havino' a recess adapted to receive c chutes in alincnicnt pair of l s coa coin cWJried by one said itrolli the closures upper rece a-nes, a pair of levels coried the other or controlling the closures of andisc receptacles, and means said disks to operate one its respective lcv s -din machine, the combination of levers out of each other and conflour merchandise rec ting a lever of one pair with or or another a rtzirary with pair-ct levers, i chutes in alineinent with each means for rotating said disin t my whereof, I have signed this specificatio in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

GARABE G. Hlltll-llhllilli.

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